{"product_id":"chocolate-wars","title":"Chocolate Wars","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn entertaining and surprising history of the world's most delectable treat, from a descendant of the Cadbury chocolate dynasty.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Amazingly appealing ... This is a delicious book, seductive as a tray of bonbons.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the early nineteenth century the major English chocolate firms--Fry, Rowntree, and Cadbury--were all Quaker family enterprises that aimed to do well by doing good. The English chocolatiers introduced the world's first chocolate bar--and ever fancier chocolate temptations--while also writing groundbreaking papers on poverty, publishing authoritative studies of the Bible, and campaigning against human rights abuses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chocolate was always a global business; and in the global competitors, especially the Swiss and the Americans Hershey and Mars, the Quaker capitalists met their match. The ensuing chocolate wars would culminate in a multi-billion-dollar showdown pitting Quaker tradition against the cutthroat tactics of a corporate behemoth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring a cast of savvy entrepreneurs, brilliant eccentrics, and resourceful visionaries, \u003ci\u003eChocolate Wars\u003c\/i\u003e is a delicious history of the fierce, 150-year business rivalry for one of the world's most coveted markets.","brand":"PublicAffairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53016805671232,"sku":"9781610390514","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/8912\/3648\/files\/imageloader_afce97cb-8716-41a2-a4bf-f98025568949.jpg?v=1786540955","url":"https:\/\/silverstreetbooks.com\/products\/chocolate-wars","provider":"silverstreetbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}